Words of Redemption

I finished a lot this month.

Mostly books I’d started in months past, which means that the currently reading list is back to a manageable size.

I also got some non-Kindle books off the stack, freeing me up for more time with the world’s greatest electronic invention since the NES, or maybe since the iPod. Take your pick.

Most importantly, I finally finished “The Stories of John Cheever.” What a great book. I was actually kind of sad the next day when there was no more to read. Sarah’s now digging in and reading a handful of my favorites, like “The Housebreaker of Shady Hill.” If you’ve never read Cheever, you’re missing out.

Onto the list…

Just like last month, six word book reviews.

Happy reading!

What’s On My Kindle

I’ll use this section to list recently finished and started Kindle books, along with those I hope to start over the month.

Recently Finished

“Get Shorty” (Elmore Leonard) – I wanna be cool, like Chili

In Progress

“Heaven” (Randy Alcorn)

“The Manchurian Canidate” (Richard Condon)

“Reading Like a Writer” (Francine Prose)

“unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity… and Why It Matters” (David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons)

What’s Not

This is everything else. Books in print and in audio that I’ve also recently finished, started or hope to start.

Recently Finished

“Elements of Writing Fiction – Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)” (Orson Scott Card) – Going on my yearly re-read list.

“Why Guys Need God” (Michael Erre) – Best men’s resource outside of Eldredge.

“Overcoming Your Shadow Mission” (John Ortberg) – “The narcotic of applause,” I surrender.

“The Stories of John Cheever” (John Cheever) – Social and personal, duality of man.

“In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership” (Henri J. Nouwen) - I thought I knew discipleship before.

“The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable” (Patrick M. Lencioni) – A team lacking, an organization failing.

“The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees)” (Patrick M. Lencioni) – anonymity, irrelevance, immeasurability. Avoid like plague.

“Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable…About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business” (Patrick M. Lencioni) - meetings can be better. Conflict, context.

In Progress

“Writing the Breakout Novel” (Donald Maass)

“The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures” (Dan Roam)

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